Today in lecture, the correlation between users and technology in socio-political context was discussed as how they affect each other. I am not sure whether or not to talk about Design Archeology as a method or as a theoretical framework for research, but nonetheless it is interesting to discuss which one affects which. The chicken or the egg?
Looking at intentions, conditions of usage et cetera reminded me of one particular method, that fall into the category of Design Archeology: The SCOT analysis (Bijker, 2012).
Now, this method is looking at relevant social groups, being very social constructivist in its views on how development in technology takes place - but I wish it would take into consideration how the relevant social groups came to be. I think it is important to note how technology is not created in a vacuum. The bike, as Bijker (2012) uses as an example might have an impact on, how we perceive two wheeled transportation - being influential in the creation of the motorbike and the motorbike might just have an impact on how we perceive masculinity or something else and so creation upon creation is continuously influencing our future.
Bijker, Wiebe E., et al. The social construction of technological systems: New directions in the sociology and history of technology. MIT press, 2012.
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